Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-03

REVIEW OF The CHICAGO sAExErS
CHICAGO. December 2---1he hands on the dtai
that marks Tho fluctuations IN corn on NE
Exchange bobDed about 30 fast THIS morning
that onlookers got dizzy. The market opened
kaSc. higher on strong cables; January sac.
and May s4hc. Free realizing broke NAY 70
53kc. The price crept back 10 635sc.. and gall
loped from there 20 She. In sixty sScondA
Trade ives small on this sharp advance. hut the
needs Of the shorts were urgent and the demands
for investment account WAS active. BY i3
o'clock May corn was bach 20 SIC. Wheat barely
steady at the opening. but the strength IN corn
infused vigor into it, though of more moderate
ard dgnlfied form. Trading Tor the inst
hour was on the basis 81 ,1lsalsAc. for
January and Sikas5c. for May. irsde
was juet decently active. May oats assembled 70
S3Esc and broke back 10 Ike, ali within thirty
minutes Of the opening. Provisions opened
about as they closed last night. but soon after
trading began aud the bears raided pork down
10 25c. lard b.; ribs 10ei2Hc. One operator
offered any part of 10000 barrels Of Nay pork al
sih20 The crowd helped itself 20 what "
wanted, and when the Speculation stepped out OF
the pit the price was run up 30 fiS32h. January
travelled from siLG0 10 slt6a January lard
sold down 10 81 10 and January ribs TO S:sh.
Before noon wheat had made gain OF nesriy ~
a bushel over yesterdays last prices. Corn was
, 1hstNc. higher. Oats had established an al
vance Of ic., aud the bull spirit In provisions
developed slraying powers that are to the
veteran Spectator inexplicable.
ST. LOUIS
ST.. LOUIS. December 2-Flour higher and
strong, ranging at g. 25afA5. Wheat strong aud
active ard closed ic higher; No. red cash,
7sssa7Skc.; December. isAc.; January. 0ha
STc.; Nav, s5h. Nc. Corn fc. higher; cash,
Ghaisc.; December, i1ais&e May, ig%sNsc:
steady 81 sl.O3. Provisions strong. Pors-new,
sA7A Lard, s7.21 Dry-sslted meats tooxedl.
shoulders, s5s1H; long-clears and clear-rib
sides, S161N: short-clear sides. tas5. Bacon
tbOxed)-ShOulders, $3.50; long-clear and clear
ribs. is3iA short-clcar sides, sH6A. Hams
steady at Si0.25asl2.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, December a-Flour strong and
higher; family, sa3Oai3.50. Wheat strong and
and asI higher: 10 III mixed. e. osss strong ana
higher: No. mixed, Sla33hc. Pork quiet at
SIS. Lard firm at $40. Bulk-meats nrm;
short-ribs, E.75 Bacon steady; short clear,
$40. Whiskey arm az si.05. Hogs steady.
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, December 2.-Turpentine hrm
at 3SHc. Rosin steady; strained, tOc. good
strained. Sc. Tar nrm as ll.IO.> Crude turpen-
tine-hard. SL0O; yellow-dip and virgin, $40.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEw YORK. December s.-Cot,on--Net re-
/ ceipts. $40 bales: gloss receipts, t799 bales.
futures closed stesdy; sales, $4,000 bales; De-
cember. Si0 51asl0.5s; JANUARY. $40 e6asl0t6;
/ February. Sob; March. ti0s0aSi0sl; April.
/ sl0.S6aSiO.S; May ft08aatl0gi; June. $40 ysa
/ Sil: July, siL0iasll0l; August. Sii.51asil.W;
september, si0.65a}l0'5; October, aslO s-aslO.31.
! PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
lRcported for the Dispatch.I
/ PETERSBURG, Decem Der 2-Recepts have been
very liberal this week and the sales quite
large on the basis Of 30. Tor prime, SIC. for
extra prime, 3Sc. for fancy, aud 95aeOc for
| Spanish. Market steady.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET
lRepor.ed for the Dispqtch.l
DECEMBER 2.-Market easy and demand light.
/ Prime. Sa3hc: fancy. jsc. common, lha2Nc:
shelled, 2a2<c; spadisn, sHc. factory hand
/ picAed, 3hafAc.